Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-15
WHAT SHALL WE DO TO BE SAVED.


WHAT SHALL WE DO TO BE SAVED T,
From the Adverse Criticisms OF our Com
Ing visitors3
A year ago this time, We were an
t~icipatiug a- now the annual meeting
Of the Montana Stock Growers Assoc
citation NJ d elaborate preparations
were made H. entertain our visitors
and give them some idea Of Miles City
hospitality. How well or i'll we sue.
ceeded does not concern the public
now. but IL occurs /, US that too little
Is being done this year in this direct
ion. To be sure, money is much scar
Ger than il was u year ago, and after
the severe winter We have passed
through every one feels poorer. but
while 1t may not be in our power this
year to make any public demoDstra.
ton in the way Of balls or banquets,
there are things that can be done at
very little expense that will show our
yIsitc rs that we have some appreciation
of their visit. Our streets should be
made As clean and presentable as is
possible. All collections of ashes and
garbage hauled to the river and not
dumped at Tue intersection Of Main and
Park streets, a. some lazy and shift.
less teamster has done. Sidewalks
should be cleared Of all unsightly oh
struc,lons and store fronts and win.
dows made to look their best. Tenn.
porsry sidewalks should be laid waere-
yer the curse OF travel is interrupted
by breaks, and everything done that
can be done Ia make US look like the
prosperous and progressive communi-
ty that we are. Ii IL a matter OF gen.
eral regret that no public demonstr y.
tion OF welcome and hospitality can
be made by the citizens this year, but
after a thorough anvass of the matter
il has been decided that however will
ling the people IN ght be to contribute
toward this end, 1t would be. in the
present straig htened condition of af-
fairs, an unnecessary burden to i'm
pose upon them. Apropos Of this sub.
ject, IL Is found TO be q general belief
among the contributors to last years
purse, that n considerable amount OF
the sum raised 10y subscription was
not used, and is still in hand, but ia
whose hand nobody seems to know.
The surplus lie yariously stated at from
three to seven hundred dollars and il
lie not oye~rstating the fec. when We
say that there Is IA very general desire
among the contributors 10 know the
condition of the fund. IL there il any
such sum on hand il could be made
use of 10 good advantage this yesr
either in entertaining our visitors or
in dividing II pro rata amoLg the con
trlbut0rs. We know nothing Of the
matter, tut If any one connected with
the handling Of the fund last year. de-
sires or Is willing To make any state
ment regarding IL, for the information
of those Interested, the columns of the
JOURNAL are open for such purpose,
Since the above was written We
have learned from what We deem
good authority, that there Is quite 4
fund IN hand, that il Is in the handl
of good and responsible men, and tina
IL has been held with II view To expenC
on some city improvements shoulC
We become incorporated. The fencing
and improvement of the park has beef
mentioned. Such u use of the fun,
would no doubt be perfectly s~atisfac
tory to the contributors To the fun,
and much more beneficial To the com
munity at present than any other us
that could be made of IL. We are gla,
to be able To satisfy the enquiries o
those interested in this matter an,
hope they will feel ~ We do, that it |
in good hands and will eventually b.
used for the best Interests of thos
who created the fund.